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Study Warns on Bad Advice, Other Dangers of Sycophantic Chatbots

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (302+ words) "The very feature that causes harm also drives engagement," researchers sayArtificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to…...

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The Inca May Have Invented the World's First Computer System -- 600 Years Ago

15+ hour, 33+ min ago  (182+ words) Here's what you'll learn when you read this story:The Inca quipu was a complex system of knotted cords, encoded numerical records and possibly even a full logosyllabic language.New research demonstrates that the quipu's hierarchical structure can function as…...

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Computer Wireless Router / Miracast Question

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (953+ words) I am trying to set up a "Miracast" connection from my laptop to a TV, and apparently I need to manually change the IP address of my wireless router. Although the router is working just fine, I cannot "find" it…...

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Yet Another Reason Why Wind And Solar Electricity Generation Will Never Work To Run An Economy

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (958+ words) While Ms. Porter's talk specifically addressed the current situation of the electrical grid in Scotland, it turns out that that the most important problem that Scotland's electrical grid faces is the problem of maintaining synchronization. If you don't know what…...

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US Space Force moves GPS launch to SpaceX Falcon 9 due to Vulcan rocket glitch

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (240+ words) The U.S. Space Force has swapped rockets for an upcoming GPS satellite launch. Next month's GPS III-8 mission had been slated to fly atop United Launch Alliance (ULA)'s new Vulcan Centaur rocket. But Vulcan has experienced issues with its solid rocket…...

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Storing Green Energy to Last Germany 10 Days Would Require A 60-Million Tonne Battery

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (350+ words) An article at the European Institute for Climate & Energy (EIKE) website here takes a critical look at whether battery parks would be feasible to fully secure Germany's weather-dependent power generation from wind and solar. 10 days of buffer To bridge a…...

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AppleTV and F1

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (185+ words) I have never posted over here so if I'm in the wrong place doing the wrong thing the wrong way, I apologize - please advice, not flame. I cannot get ANY support from Apple. My sign-in does not work for support…...

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Trump’s sons seek to buy Ukrainian drone technologies: Details

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (124+ words) The sons of US President Donald Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., have invested in the startup Powerus, which plans to acquire Ukrainian drone manufacturers. The company intends to license Ukrainian technologies to produce drones in the United States,…...

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Any experience with 'Dumb' Flip Phones? [Vanity]

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (733+ words) I'm wondering if anyone has experience with 'dumb' flip phones, the kind they suggest for seniors. My husband recently bought us fancy new 'smart' phones, and it's the first one I've had in ten years. It's huge and much more…...

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Co-founder of Xbox says video game console will be ‘sunsetted’ amid AI push

4+ week, 4+ hour ago  (335+ words) One of the co-founders of Xbox recently signaled that the end may be near for the video game console that has shaped generations of gamers. In an interview with Gamesbeat, a business-to-business media outlet for gaming, entertainment, and tech, Seamus…...